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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dhanera<br />
| native_name = City<br />
| native_name_lang = ધાનેરા<br />
| other_name = <br />
| settlement_type = <br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.52|N|72.02|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = india<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Banaskantha]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dhanera taluka|Dhanera]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = Municipality<br />
| governing_body = Dhanera municipality <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 25<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 128<br />
| population_total = 229578<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 385310<br />
| registration_plate = GJ08<br />
| website = <br />
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}}<br />
'''Dhanera''' is a city in [[Banaskantha]] District in the northern part of the state of [[Gujarat]], India.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Dhanera is located at {{Coord|24.52|N|72.02|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Dhanera.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhanera]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|128|m|ft}}.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dhanera had a population of 22,183. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhanera has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 42%. In Dhanera, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
==Transport==<br />
The town being the headquarters of [[Dhanera taluka]] is well-connected by road and rail.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
[[Dhanera Railway Station]], on the [[jodhpur-palanpur-Ahmedabad-surat mainline]], comes under the administrative control of [[North Western Railway Zone (India)|North Western Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]]. It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities and towns in [[Gujarat]] such as [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Vadodra]], [[Bhuj]], [[Rajkot]], [[Jamnagar]] and [[Porbandar]].It is connected to most of the cities of [[Chennai]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Mysore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Mumbai]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]. <br />
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===Road===<br />
[[National Highway 168 (India)|National Highway 168]] connecting Junction with [[NH 68]] Near [[Tharad]] - [[Dhanera]] - [[Panthawada]] in [[Gujarat]] and [[National Highway 168A(India)|National Highway 168A]] connecting [[Dhanera]] Junction with [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] Near [[Deesa]] connect to [[Deesa]] and [[Palanpur]].<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest Airport is the [[Dhanera Airport]], originally built to serve the princely state of Palanpur. It is just 36&nbsp;km from [[Dhanera]] city. The nearest International Airport is [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]], [[Ahmedabad]] which is 198&nbsp;km far from [[Dhanera]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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